Patched-up Wales must win to stay among elite

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Warren Gatland, the Wales head coach, has patched up his beleaguered forward
pack with four fresh faces for the game against Australia tomorrow.

After consecutive defeats this month to Argentina, Samoa and New Zealand, if
Wales do not win at the Millennium Stadium tomorrow they will drop out of
the top eight of the IRB world rankings, which would place them in a pool
with two higher-ranked teams when the draw for the 2015 World Cup is made on
Monday.

In contrast, Robbie Deans, the Australia head coach, was able to recall David
Pocock, the influential open-side flanker who has